A review by booksgurrsandpurrs
Boyle Heights: How a Los Angeles Neighborhood Became the Future of American Democracy by George J Sanchez

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

 For the past 40 years Boyle Heights has been predominantly a Latino community. How did this neighborhood lose its diversity over time? What factors are at play to their community's survival? What are the patterns in oppressive tactics? Throughout the development of Boyle Heights the community has dealt with neglect by City Officials, racist policies, police brutality, U.S. Executive Order to displace people based on their heritage - all of which gave rise to tension, community organization, the birth of protest and citizen's entry into local politics. Sánchez discusses the ever evolving state of Boyle Heights from colonization to gentrification and ultimately what his book displays so well is that what has happened and is still happening in Boyle Heights is a microcosm for what so many marginalized communities face.